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Grief, Joy and Floods
I’ve been in a strange sort of shock all week. Last weekend I was in Nashville for a men’s initiation weekend when the floods came. We evacuated earlier than I would have, but it turns out we left just in time, and we still lost a lot of stuff. If we’d waited until I would [...]
Learning My Name: Audiobook Sample Chapter (The Leper)
Learning My Name is my second book. The first book, My Beautiful Idol, is a prodigal sort of story. The second is more of an “elder brother” response. It’s about identity, about learning to trust, about the false roles I’ve played (and have seen in plenty of other people), and about a better alternative. You [...]
In the Top 3 Stories I’ve Lived
An hour with Pete Gall and Daniel Rassum, delivered in a style inspired by This American Life. Music and a remarkable story of redemption and love, with insight lifted from Pete’s book (Learning My Name, Zondervan, July 2009) about escaping two of the deadliest traps in American culture. Share with your friends. The audio file [...]
Mark Arnold and Visual Books
I’ve been working with Mark Arnold (you can see his stuff and some of our shared work at his site) on a nearly daily basis since 2001. Two of our favorite projects were the “visual editions” of Philip Yancey’s What’s So Amazing About Grace and Lee Strobel’s Case for Faith. (the links go to sites [...]
The End of Suffering by Scott Cairns
If we’re going to have a relationship with God, we will either speak in the language of contract (and breach of contract) or covenant (a promise initiated and fulfilled by God). And in either case, eventually the giant question arises: why does suffering exist? If you’re a covenant person, looking to make sense of pain [...]
Easter in the Cancer Ward by Nicholas Samaras
Another of my favorites, seeing and listening to Nicholas – and maybe projecting some ideas about his life and Greek Orthodox world in for extra impact – feels like rye bread to me. Meaty, coarse, dense, old, pure, right. And maybe sometimes too hard for my soft palate, too scratchy for my childish and selfish [...]
From Blossoms by Li-Young Lee
If you can’t read poetry, you can’t read scripture. Once you read scripture, the poetry lives, and poets like Li-Young Lee dance in the joy of life. From Blossoms by Li-Young Lee From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought from the boy at the bend in the road where we turned [...]
Accepting Blood by Scott Cairns
Scott is probably my favorite poet. His gift is his ability to take an ordinary moment – and a small one (though the sample below is not a small one) – and hold it before me, to stun me, to hypnotize me, and then to fade back and leave my day better and life brighter [...]
Interval with Erato by Scott Cairns
In another post, I talked about the poet James Kirkup being the last person England successfully prosecuted for blasphemy, and how I admire an artist who will risk his career for his art (don’t ever believe the two are one and the same). Scott Cairns is Eastern Orthodox Christian, and is serious about it. And [...]
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Whatdoigottado? Life and Community
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We all feed, and upon us all are fed.
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Daniel Rassum – One Year Anniversary
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The Burdens of Angels and Men
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How big a deal is sin to a Christian?
- Look Again No.2: What is Your Most Important Word?
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Taking Christine to Nashville
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Triviology
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We all feed, and upon us all are fed.
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Samson Society Podcast
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Grief, Joy and Floods
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Sheep, Shepherds, Love and Power
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Look Again No.5: Make a Dandelion Necklace
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How big a deal is sin to a Christian?
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teresa: Great testimony. I was researching my 5x great gra...
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jimmy: Weird. After spending the evening prior playing a...
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Matt: Peace...
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jimmy: Fantastic. What a delicious discovery! And all b...
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L Zimble: He is one of the reasons I am her today! Thanks fo...
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l l zimble: That was my great g g g g g g g grandfather. He is...
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Dan E: Thanks Pete....
